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Photo: Shutterstock. Design: Eat This, Not That!As a woman over 50, your fitness journey is unique, presenting both challenges and opportunities. The importance of maintaining and enhancing your ...
We spoke with Rachel MacPherson, an ACE-certified personal trainer with Garage Gym Reviews, who shares a list of the 10 best exercises for women over 50 to live longer, more vibrant lives. 1 ...
Denise Austin is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to staying fit and living a healthy lifestyle.The 67-year-old fitness pro shares her top wellness tips and easy workout moves to help motivate ...
Denise Austin, 67, shared a “fit over 50” workout for “boosting” the “metabolism.” The fitness star demonstrated two “simple” yet “effective moves.” Austin says these moves ...
The leg raise is a strength training exercise which targets the iliopsoas (the anterior hip flexors). Because the abdominal muscles are used isometrically to stabilize the body during the motion, leg raises are also often used to strengthen the rectus abdominis muscle and the internal and external oblique muscles.
The straight leg raise is a test that can be performed during a physical examination, with the leg being lifted actively by the patient or passively by the clinician. If the straight leg raise is done actively by the patient, it is a test of functional leg strength, particularly the rectus femoris element of the quadriceps (checking both hip flexion and knee extension strength simultaneously).
Dumbbell single-leg standing calf raise. The standing calf raise is performed by plantarflexing the feet to lift the body. If a weight is used, then it rests upon the shoulders, or is held in the hand(s). This is an isolation exercise for the calves; it particularly emphasises the gastrocnemius muscle, and recruits the soleus muscle. [6] Equipment
Pro tip: "Be mindful to keep your back straight, and raise the dumbbell above the shoulder of the arm holding it when lifting it toward the sky," Rose says. How to do it: Grab a single dumbbell.